Developmental Issues and Methods – PSYC2061 Week One – Lecture One - Aims o To introduce the major questions/themes that interest developmental psychologists o To illustrate common research designs that are used to answer questions about development o What is developmental psychology? o Developmental psychologists seek to describe (what‚ when: rapid change in skills‚ how) and explain (why: that development and mechanism has occurred) the changes that occur across the life span. o Apply
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2 months 3.Fetal Stage -2 months to birth Prenatal Nutrition: Teratogens Motor Development *Cephalocaudal - Development from head to foot *Proximodistal -Development from center outward *Maturation -Unfolding of genetic blueprint *Developmental Norms –Median age for behaviors to appear Perception 1.Vision -At birth an infant can see in color -At birth child prefers human faces -By age 6 months acuity matches an adults 2.Hearing -Auditory localization‚ distinguish voices and
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Evolution of Developmental Psychology Jennifer Haag Walden’s University Lifespan Development September 9‚ 2012 Over the course of history‚ many scholars and researchers have discovered the evolution of developmental psychology. However‚ there are certain people throughout the course of history who have made more significant process in shedding light on developmental psychology as it is known today. The three best known theorists that helped people understand‚ or at least consider psychology‚ were
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As one can see‚ the world of psychiatry is vast and the effects it has had on society are immense! The earliest evidence recorded in history on the subject of psychology dates back to 1550 B.C. where a form of clinical depression was noted. In 460 B.C. those who were mentally ill were thought to have spirits or be demon possessed. By 50 to 123 A.D. doctors were still simply dabbling in the field and "treated" patients by leaving them in the dark‚ restraining them with chains‚ frightening the patients
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Developmental psychology is the chapter of mental processes and learning of how people nurture and change over the course of a lifetime. “The changes started with newborns and children‚ it prolonged to include teenage years‚ adult development‚ ageing‚ and the entire life expectation.” (Bennett‚ 2010) The theories of human development research examines change through a wide-ranging variety of issues including motor skills and other psychophysiological processes; cognitive development involving areas
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Understanding Psychology Psychology is everywhere‚ surrounding our daily lives. It helps us‚ humans‚ to overcome difficult challenges and obstacles we come across. I do not know my future‚ but what I plan on looking forward too is working as an accountant. As I get up to becoming an accountant‚ using psychological theories will help me‚ but having a successful career does not necessarily mean a successful life. In my opinion‚ a successful life consists of the job you are happy to work for and the
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respects. Similarly‚ we see glimpses of the adults the adolescents will come‚ but more often we observe that they don’t behave like adults. As adolescents mature‚ we see fewer resemblances to children and more similarities to adults. Adolescents’ psychology is the study of physical‚ cognitive‚ personality‚ and social development in individuals beginning at puberty (the attainment of the capacity to reproduce) and continuing until the assumption of adult responsibilities in society. Typically‚ these
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Development Sex – sexual anatomy and sexual behaviour Gender – perception of maleness or femaleness related to membership in a given society Week 8 Growing brain The brain grows at a faster rate than any other part of the body. By age 5‚ child’s brain weighs 90% of average adult brain weight‚ whereas total body weight is merely 30%. One reason is due to increase in the number of interconnections among cells. These interconnects allow for more complex communication between neurons‚ permit
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Developmental Psychology Developmental Psychology • The study of physical‚ cognitive‚ and social changes throughout the life cycle. Three Major Problems • Nature/Nurture: How do genetic inheritance (our nature) and experience (the nurture we receive) influence our development? • Continuity/Stages: Is development a gradual‚ continuous process like riding an escalator or does it proceed through a sequence of separate stages‚ like climbing rungs on a ladder? • Stability/Change:
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TEST 3 STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 8 STUDY GUIDE (Define/describe all terms) 1. Developmental psychology - know how to apply the definition 2. Assimilation 3. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development (including stages – see chart on pg. 251). Pay special attention to object permanence and the stage it occurs in. 4. Personal fable 5. Naïve idealism 6. Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development (including levels – see chart on pg. 254) Know how to apply this theory to real-life situations! 7. Erikson’s
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